A Marriage Equality Story, by Rich Paschall When Eddie went into the army, Marge and her husband Edgar decide to leave the Midwest and head for Arizona. As each year went past, Edgar found the winters difficult and the summers… Read More ›
Fiction
SEEING THINGS DIFFERENTLY
A Marriage Equality Story, by Rich Paschall All through his senior year of high school, Eddie was telling everyone that he would be going on to college. He had applied to a four-year university and to a “junior college” just… Read More ›
GOODBYE AND GOOD LUCK
Thanks for your service, by Rich Paschall He had been in the business for almost 40 years. The last twenty-seven of those with the same company. He liked his job and thought he was good at it. In just a… Read More ›
EDDIE COULDN’T MASTER HIS JOHNSON*
Eddie was a sad man. An impotent man. Wandering the alleys and grocery store aisles, he felt hopeless and lost. “I can’t get no satisfaction!” he cried to the empty skies. “Is there no hope?” Salty tears dribbled down his… Read More ›
TIMING OUT
The joy and perils of vortexes and wormholes Time travel is the ultimate addiction. When I discovered the window in my bedroom had turned into a wormhole, I was thrilled, though a bit worried. Venturing out of current time and… Read More ›
A CHANGE OF VIEW – RICH PASCHALL
A Family Short Story, by Rich Paschall The extra bedroom had been turned into a den or office of some sort. It was supposed to be a place to work or study, but actually, it was just a place for… Read More ›
SWITCHING REALITIES -TOM CURLEY
Fandango’s Flashback Friday — June 10th Ah the memories this post brings especially while the January 6th hearings are in progress. We thought Trump was merely vicious and had no respect for law. We didn’t know he was ready to stage… Read More ›
READING A LOT MEANS A LOT
Blogging Insights — “Read a lot” Dr. Tanya dropped a wonderfully relevant quote today: “You need to read everything. Read fiction, non-fiction, magazines, newspapers. Read history, historical fiction, biography. Read mystery novels, fantasy, SF, horror, mainstream, literary classics, adventure, satire…. Read More ›
THE DEPARTURE
A Time Passage story, by Rich Paschall It was a gloomy summer evening. The rain was falling steadily. The street lights were coming on and the soft glow fell through the front room window. Riley did not notice the street… Read More ›
NO PAST TENSE – RICH PASCHALL
No Longer Playing, by Rich Paschall It was a bright winter day. The sun was out. The temperature was above freezing, and it seemed like a good day to get out of the house. So Art got into his car… Read More ›
PANDEMIC CHRISTMAS – RICH PASCHALL
Season Two, a faux review by Rich Paschall Last year at this time we were hoping this depressing story would not be renewed for a second season. By mid-July, it looked like there would be no new episodes. But one… Read More ›
A CHRISTMAS SURPRISE: ORIGINAL FICTION – RICH PASCHALL
A Christmas Surprise A family plus one, holiday tale by Richard Paschall Kyle was coming home for Christmas. He was bringing with him his college roommate. The boys met during freshmen year and became fast friends. Somehow they maneuvered the… Read More ›
FAMILY ROAD TRIP!
“Shut up. Can’t you kids ever stop squabbling back there? I’m going to put both of you on a time out, I swear I am.” “But MOM, he TOUCHED ME!” “Loretta, I am going to touch you. Then you’ll have… Read More ›
INTERVIEWING DEATH
My fame as An Important Blogger has apparently spread beyond the realm of the living into the nether regions. A few days ago, I got a call from Death himself. His text, asking for a “one-on-one” interview popped right up… Read More ›
LATE LUNCH – RICH PASCHALL
The Old Ball Team, by Rich Paschall When they started the monthly get-together it was almost 15 years earlier. There were a dozen of them then, and two of the “boys” had already retired. They had all known each other… Read More ›
AT THE OLD BALLGAME – A REBLOG THAT’S RIGHT ON TARGET – By RICH PASCHALL
With the Red Sox down in St. Pete playing the Rays who this year, are very much IN it as we head into playoff time, this seemed like a very appropriate rerun. Harold takes a road trip to the Trop,… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 